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>>>>> On Sat, 25 Jun 2011, Maciej Mrozowski wrote: |
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> Assuming package names are unique identifiers, tags are not |
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> necessary to be available for ebuild.sh so metadata.xml is the best |
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> place. |
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But we know that package names are _not_ unique. There are many cases |
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in the Portage tree where two or even more packages have the same |
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name. Categories are there to avoid such collisions. |
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With multiple overlays/repositories instead of one monolithic Portage |
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tree, the collision issue gets even worse if you have a flat |
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namespace. |
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Ulrich |